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26 APPOINTMENTS: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Richards, Mr. Jack Marshall was unanimously reappointed (Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms: Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None.) to a two-year term as the joint City-County appointee to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority. This term will expire on December 31, 2000. On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Richards, Mr. Gerard Deily was unanimously appointed (Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None.) to the Single Occupant Vehicle Alternatives Advisory Committee. The meeting was adjourned. ~'resldq2nt (J U Cie COUNCIL CHAMBER- January 4, 1999 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Absent: Mr. Cox. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS Ms. Daugherty announced that three Charlottesville High School students, Curtis Brown, Terry Godfrey, and Ed Smith, have been working at the Music Resource Center and have made a CD. Ms. Daugherty also thanked John Hornsby and other adults for their work with the Center. Ms. Daugherty announced that Marion Barry will be the guest speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Charlottesville Performing Arts Center on January 17th. PUBLIC Ms. Anne Hemenway, 800 Park Street, speaking on behalf of the North Downtown Residents Association, updated Council on the status of traffic calming proposals presented by the neighborhood for Park Street: speed reduction; curb jut-outs; crosswalks; and parking shifts, with the goal of restoring Park Street to a more residential character. In addition, Ms. Hemenway said that the neighborhood favors better lighting, better bus stops, and undergrounding of utilities. Ms. Hemenway supported the ordinance on the agenda banning trucks north of the bypass on Park Street and the speed limit reduction. Ms. Hemenway added that the neighborhood also supports a ban on trucks on Park Street between the 250 Bypass and High Street. Ms. Camille Wilson, GreenleafLane and Chair of the Parks Advisory Committee, requested additional funding to bring three park projects, Washington Park, Belmont Park and Greenbrier Park, to completion. Mr. Peter Mclntosh, Davis Avenue, announced that a meeting, requested by residents of Rio Road, will be held on January 7th at the County Office Building, and Highway Commissioner David Gehr will be available to answer questions about the Meadowcreek Parkway. Mr. Ivlclntosh said that he also agrees with restricting trucks on Park Street south of the 250 Bypass. Mr. Coy Barefoot, 716 Mclntire Road, Chairman of the Historic Resources Task Force, announced that on January 23rd a design charette will be held on the Historic Court Square Initiative, and suggested that TEA 21 funding could possibly be used for these improvements.